BILL NUMBER: AB 1019	CHAPTERED  07/28/99

	CHAPTER   195
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 28, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   JULY 27, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   JULY 15, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   MAY 27, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 28, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Strickland
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Cox, Leach, Longville, Oller, and
Robert Pacheco)

                        FEBRUARY 25, 1999

   An act relating to minors.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1019, Strickland.  Minors:  volunteer construction services.
   Under existing state law, minors are prohibited from being
employed or permitted to work in certain occupations that are
excluded from federal regulations promulgated under the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938, as amended, that specify conditions for
employment of minors.
   This bill would require the Division of Labor Standards
Enforcement to review existing state and federal restrictions on
participation of minor volunteers in construction projects, as
specified, and to report its findings to the Legislature by April 1,
2000.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement of the
Department of Industrial Relations shall review existing restrictions
under federal and state law related to the participation of minors
between 16 and 18 years of age and minors under the age of 16 years
in construction projects.  The goal of the review shall be to
ascertain whether certain types of construction work could be
performed by minors volunteering for nonprofit religious, civic, or
youth organizations and under what conditions, if any, that work
could be performed without jeopardizing their safety.  The division
shall consult with appropriate nonprofit religious, civic, and youth
organizations and organized labor unions.  The division shall report
its findings to the Legislature not later than April 1, 2000.
